JPS61203777A - Transmitting method for facsimile system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain automatic transmission to an alternative destination station when a transmission by auto dial to an initial destination fails by storing the dial numbers of a sender address and the alternative sender address in the dial memory of a facsimile transmitter. CONSTITUTION:In addresses 000, 010, 020, etc. of the dial memory 3 of the facsimile transmitter, dial numbers A, B, C, etc. of the destinations having comparatively high frequencies of use on the user's request are stored, and destinations that can easily communicate with the said destinations are taken as the alternative and their telephone numbers of such as a1-a9, b1-b9, c1-c9, etc. are also stored in addresses 001-009, 011-019, 021... etc. If a abbreviated code, for instance 010, is inputted to an operation part 2, a main controlling part 1 supplies a dial number B in the address 010 of the memory 3 to an auto dailing device 4, and transmits it through an NCU 5. In case there is no response for the lapse of specified time, the controlling part 1 takes out the number b1 from the memory 3, and transmits it through the device 4. If no answer is received even though the said transmission is repeated up to the b9, 1 the signal that transmission is impossible from character generator 12 is printed out to recording part 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transmission method in a facsimile IJ, and more particularly to a method of automatically dialing the dial number of a transmission destination.

Conventional technology To transmit using automatic dialing, the dial numbers of multiple destinations are registered in advance in the transmitter's internal memory, and the channel selection button corresponding to the desired destination is pressed or a predetermined code number is entered manually. The control circuit of the transmitter reads the dial number of the destination, and connects the line with the desired destination, that is, the receiver, by sending out a pulse signal on the line according to the read dial number. .

According to this auto-dial, by registering in the memory the dial number of a destination with a relatively high frequency of transmission, transmission can be easily started without any troublesome dialing operations.

Problems that the invention aims to solve: However, if the recipient's receiver is out of order, or if the receiver is in communication with another facsimile machine, auto-dial will fail and transmission will not be possible. . In this case, the transmission may be given up or postponed, or the transmitting operator may search for another suitable destination and transmit the message. Therefore, even when performing auto-dial transmission, the operator has to be careful in case of auto-dial failure, and in the event of auto-dial failure, the operator must try to retransmit.

The present invention aims to solve these problems.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention registers the dial number of the destination in the memory of the transmitter (and also registers the dial numbers of other destinations for each destination, so that the desired If automatic dialing of a destination fails, the dialing number of the other destination registered for the destination will be automatically dialed to automatically send the message to the other destination. It is something.

Function By setting another suitable destination that is easy to contact with one destination as a backup destination, if auto dialing with the first destination fails, the backup destination specified in L. The same original will be automatically sent to the destination.

Embodiment FIG. 2 shows a facsimile machine for implementing the present invention. (1) is a main control unit consisting of a microcomputer, and (2) is an operation unit including a keyboard that gives various instructions to the main control unit (1), such as starting transmission, setting the mode, and specifying the destination. be. (3) is a dial memory consisting of a RAM that stores the dial number of the destination facsimile machine input using the operation unit (2). The memo January 3) loads the dial number corresponding to the abbreviated code specified by the operation unit (2) into the auto dial device (4), and the auto dial device (4) sends a pulse signal corresponding to the dial number. NCU
(5) Output. The NCU, that is, the network control circuit (5) outputs the pulse signal onto the line (6), establishes a line connection with the designated destination facsimile, and also outputs various control signals and images received via the line (6). modem signal (7)
supply to. (8) is a ROM that stores an operating program for the facsimile machine, and (9) is a RAM that stores various data generated as the program progresses. Further, (11) is a character generator consisting of a known ROM, such as a calendar or a timer, which supplies a clock signal to the main control unit (1). Furthermore, (13) is the main control section (1)
A recording section (14) prints out and records the signals supplied from the interface on thermal recording paper, and (14) scans the original to be sent, converts the image information of the original into an electrical signal indicating white or black, and sends it to the interface. This is a reading unit that converts serial data into parallel data and then supplies the data to the main control unit (1). The image signal transmitted from the other party's facsimile through the line (6) is encoded into an MR code or MH code, and this image signal is demodulated by the modem (7) and converted from serial to parallel. After being fetched into the main control unit (1) in units of 8 bits, they are transferred to RAM +9+ and stored therein. In parallel with this storage operation, the image signals in the RAM (91) are sequentially taken in by the main control section (1), decoded into a signal indicating white or black, and supplied to the recording section (13) for printing out. In addition, the main control unit (1) is programmed into the ROM (8) and sends predetermined messages and timers (1).
1) is appropriately taken in and supplied to a character generator (12), and a signal converted into a character pattern signal is supplied to a recording section (13) for printing out. Furthermore, the main control section (1) transfers the parallelized image signal supplied from the reading section (14) to the RAM (9), and also takes in the image signal in the RAM (91) again and reads the image signal from the RAM (91).
It is converted into an R code or MH code and sent from the modem (7) onto the line (6).

The memory map of dial memory (3) is shown in FIG. rooOJ roloJ r020JIQ 30J
For each address, the dial number (Al tBI C+...) of the destination desired and specified by the sender, that is, the destination that is thought to be sent relatively frequently, is entered.
Addresses r001J to r009J, r0 following each destination
11J~IQ 19J, (b9), (C1)~(C9)
... is entered. The substitute destination is the facsimile of the other party to whom the same document is sent in place of the desired destination when it is impossible to send the document to the desired destination. If sending to the predecessor fails, the same manuscript is sent to the substitute destination (al), and if sending to the substitute destination (al) also fails, it is further sent to the next substitute destination (C2). The sender preliminarily specifies alternative facsimile receivers for each destination (Al (Blic+) that he or she considers appropriate, such as attempting to do so, and fills in the alternate destinations in order, starting with the one that seems most appropriate. These proxy destination dial numbers are entered manually using the operation unit (2).

The transmission procedure of the facsimile machine mentioned above is shown in Figure 1falf.
Shown in bl. When a short code such as ro 10J is input using the operation unit (2) or a predetermined push button corresponding to the code is pressed (step ■) and a transmission command is input manually (step ■), the main control unit (1) addresses the dial memo January 3) using the code ro 10j, captures the dial number fB) of the destination, supplies it to the auto dial device (4), and attempts a line connection with the destination. (Step ■). Here, the transmission destination is (RX) shown in FIG. 4, and the proxy destinations are (rXl) (rX
2)... The main control unit (1) stores the above shortened code ro 10J input from the operation unit (2) in RAM+91.
If there is no incoming call (step ■), the N
After restoring CU (5) to the hooked state, the above code r0
10J from RAM (91), read the dial number (B) from the dial memory (3) again, and select the destination (
RX) (step ■■). If an incoming call is received during this time, the call is sent according to the normal procedure (step ■).

If the call is not received after the second dialing, the main control unit (1) sends the abbreviated code ro 10J of the destination (RX) stored in RAM+91 after 2 minutes.
fetch, increment by 1, and read RAM +
91 and reads out the dial number (bl) of the first proxy destination (rXl) by specifying the address ro11J of the dial memory (3). If the dial number of the proxy destination is registered in the area of address ro 11J (step ■), the main control unit (1) selects the dial number (bl).
is supplied to the auto-dial device (4) and a line connection is attempted (step ■).

When 2 minutes have passed without any incoming calls (Step @))
Step ■), the main control circuit (1) is
), try retransmission in the same way as when sending to ) (step @■). If retransmission to the first proxy destination (rXl) also fails, use the shortened code ro of the proxy destination in the same manner as above.
11J is incremented by 1, and the second proxy destination (rX
Attempt to send the message to 2) on your behalf (Step 0■). In this way, the transmission to each proxy destination of the shortened code RO11J to IQ 19J is attempted in order, and when transmission to all proxy destinations fails, the main control unit (1) sends a proxy transmission impossible message specified in the program in ROM +81. is read out, converted into a character pattern signal by the character generator (12), and then supplied to the recording section (13) for printing out (step 2). In step ■, the first proxy destination (rXl
) is not registered, print out the message that cannot be sent in the same way as above (step [phase]). In addition, when a call is received with one of the proxy destinations in step [phase], a transmission is made to the proxy destination (step '[phase]), and after the transmission is completed, the main control unit (1) A predetermined proxy transmission message is read from the ROM f8), and the dial number of the proxy destination is read from the dial memory (3) using the abbreviated code in the RAM f91, and these messages and dial numbers are processed in the same way as for each message described above. and print it out (Step 0). These three types of messages may include information regarding the date and time taken into the main control unit (1) from the timer (11).

Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, even if the transmitter cannot transmit to a specified destination, it automatically transmits to another destination, so there is an advantage that the operator does not have to bother. be.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 (al(b)) is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the facsimile according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the facsimile, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing data in the dial memory, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the invention. FIG. 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] Auto-dial the destination number This is a method for automatic transmission, in which each transmission Prepare backup destinations to avoid transmission failures. In the event of a loss, please enter the backup destination dial number above. Features automatic dialing and sending Transmission method for facsimile.